Southwestern Vegetable & Chicken Soup

Who wouldn’t want to eat their vegetables when they’re tucked into a fragrant broth with bits of tasty chicken and spiked with a shot of fresh lime and cilantro? This healthy chicken vegetable soup seems even richer with the smoky flavor from roasted poblano peppers and garlic. Serve this healthy chicken soup recipe with tortilla chips.

Made this last night, very happy with the results. SO FLAVORFUL. There was a lot of prep work, if I were willing to use more frozen veggies that would have been easier, but in the spring who wants to use frozen corn and spinach! It was a bit spicier than I usually like it, so next time I'll halve the chili powder. Roasting the chilies was a good move though for smoky flavor. I added some dried coriander seed, which was a good call: goes great with the lime juice at the end. The recipe is flexible: I added more veggies because I had them (zucchini, more beans) and half of a leftover jar of salsa that wasn't going to last. Next time I would also suggest adding the spinach just for the last 5 minutes, not the last 15 as written, because it will continue to cook and turn brown, especially if you're planning on putting away leftovers.

Made this last weekend, and used kale as the other reviewer mentioned not on purpose, but picked up the wrong bag. Would not change a thing and the lime and cilantro finished the mix of flavors very nicely! Amazed at the flavor!

I made this tonight, minus the poblano peppers (my husband is allergic to jalapenos, so I pretty much avoid all hot peppers when cooking for us). I increased the spices and added some black pepper to compensate. It was fantastic! My husband and I both loved it.

This soup LOOKS healthy! No chard or spinach at the commissary, so I bought a huge bunch of kale. Followed the recipe to the letter except for that substitution and was pleased with the results. But husband thought it had slightly too much heat. He suggested adding another 2 cups of the kale. It worked. Made the soup last night, had it for dinner tonight with homemade corn bread. Even better the second day. I expect it will freeze well, too.